$75mil seems way too little for a mission like this. It sounds like it's just for getting this started. I would imagine the actual mission would cost
a lot more. Either way, a mission dedicated to Europa would be great.

I can't really say much else, as there doesn't seem to be much information, like if it's going to be an orbiter or a lander/rover. Good news either
way.

Originally posted by DaTroof
What a waste of money. Nothing there, surprise surprise.

I for one am glad to here there will be a mission. 75 mil ain't nothing in the space game yet hopefully something useful will come out of it. I was
there for Apollo and remember all the complaining about the cost and how with all that money we could feed the poor and helpless. So we cancelled the
moon projects and flights. All we did was increase the number of people wanting handouts and thinking the government would take care of them.
Something like give a man a fish and he will want another one; teach him to fish and he can supply his own darn fish.

I wish we did have the money or desire to do a proper survey and exploration Europa to include getting a camera in the ocean that is supposed to be
there. S&F

I'm fascinated by Europa, and hope we will get to exploring it soon. But $75 million is pocket money in space exploration. If NASA were getting the
kind of budget Department of Defence gets, we'd have landed on Mars by now.

I thought America had already funded quite a few missions to Europa, and send "ambassadors" over all the time to partake of the wine, olive oil, and
fine museums. They even seem to have a few bases in the German portion of Europa. Waste of money when all they need is a plane ticket.

As for the moon, didn't Arthur Clarke handle this one with a warning to keep away from Europa? ("All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no
landings there." - for his book "2010"). And no wonder, with all those cracks on the surface we'll liable to trip over something.

75million to use for mission to Europa? Well, 75 mil isn't enough but at least it's a start in the right direction. The seed that was planted a
long time ago for deep Space exploration has finally been watered for deep Space missions and exploration. I think there's already a Colony on the
Dark Side of the Moon, but that's another topic. I'd say that in the next 20-30 years things will be totally different. The only problem is, with
current world events, will any of us "common folk" be around to see these major changes come to fruition?

Habitable Moons, Space Colonies, Interstellar travel, humanoid Robots, Flying Cars, Superhumans, etc. It's all coming to pass, it seems. What's
held Mankind back up to this point is money, power, and greed. Now it seems that Money, power, and greed will push humanity into the next level. What
has changed in the world to allow this transition,besides technological advancements, whereas it didn't allow this transition before.

As for the moon, didn't Arthur Clarke handle this one with a warning to keep away from Europa? ("All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no
landings there." - for his book "2010"). And no wonder, with all those cracks on the surface we'll liable to trip over something.

True but in my opinion Clarke wasn't so much prohibiting exploration of Europa instead he was attempting to underscore the importance of protecting
any alien societies that we might one day discover in that in the book this was the real reason for the warning

As for the moon, didn't Arthur Clarke handle this one with a warning to keep away from Europa? ("All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt
no landings there." - for his book "2010"). And no wonder, with all those cracks on the surface we'll liable to trip over something.

True but in my opinion Clarke wasn't so much prohibiting exploration of Europa instead he was attempting to underscore the importance of protecting
any alien societies that we might one day discover in that in the book this was the real reason for the warning

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Yes, and in the book the purpose of the monolith was to protect Europa. Personally, I wish the earth's governments would get together and launch
about a hundred rover missions all over the solar system, with about five destined for Europa.

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